Functional Anatomy of the Anconeus: Muscle Architecture and Motor Unit Number Estimation

................................................................................................................................... ii CO-AUTHORSHIP STATEMENT .............................................................................................. iv ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ............................................................................................................ v TABLE OF CONTENTS ............................................................................................................... vi LIST OF TABLES ....................................................................................................................... viii LIST OF FIGURES ....................................................................................................................... ix LIST OF APPENDICIES ............................................................................................................... x LIST OF ABBREVIATIONS ........................................................................................................ xi CHAPTER 1 GENERAL INTRODUCTION ................................................................................ 1 1.1 MUSCLE ARCHITECTURE ............................................................................................ 1 1.2 MOTOR UNIT .................................................................................................................. 1 1.3 ANCONEUS ...................................................................................................................... 2 1.3.1 Anatomy and Function of the Anconeus ............................................................. 2 1.3.2 EMG Studies of the Anconeus ............................................................................ 3 1.3.2.1 Anconeus as a Clinical Model ................................................................ 5 1.4 ULTRASOUND ................................................................................................................ 6 1.5 MOTOR UNIT NUMBER ESTIMATION ....................................................................... 7 1.5.1 DE-STA and MUNE ......................................................................................... 10 1.6 PURPOSES ...................................................................................................................... 11 1.7 REFERENCES ................................................................................................................ 12 CHAPTER 2 STUDY 1: Muscle Architectural Properties of the Anconeus................................ 18 2.